Cabinet and trays therefor.



H. L. KARSTEDT. CABINET AND TRAYS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1911.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. cf ,3

W! TNESSES H. L. KARSTEDT CABINET AND TRAYS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'I, 1911.

Patented Jan.23, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

q BY Q WfT/VESSES nNirEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMANN L. KARSTEDT, 0F STON'Y HILL, MISSOURI.

-GABINET AND TRAYS THEREFOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN L. KAR- STEDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Stony Hill, in the county of Gasconade and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinetsand Trays Therefor; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in cabinets andtrays therefor and my object is to provide a tray to receive a pluralityof sales slips such as are used by merchants and others.

A further object is to provide means for temporarily holding the slipswithin the tray.

A further object is to provide a yieldingly mounted plate or cover forthe tray.

A further object is to provide a cabinet having compartments therein toreceive the individual trays.-

A further object is to provide means for attaching the plates or coversto one wall of each compartment so that when the trays are introducedinto the compartments the plates will be directed against the slips,thus compressing the slips and preventing complete destruction thereofby fire.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet with the door thereof inopen position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view transverselythrough the cabinet, showing one of the trays therein. Fig. 3 is asectional view, as

seen on line 33 Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one of thetrays removed from the cabinet.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates thecabinet proper which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and, ifpreferred, a filler 2 of any suitable fireproof material may beintroduced between the double sections of the wall of the cabinet.

The interior of the cabinet is provided with a plurality of partitions 3which form Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1911.

Patented Jan. 23,1912.

Serial No. 636,414.

compartments 4 to receive my improved form of trays 5, said trays beingalso preferably formed of metal.

The trays 5 are adapted to receive the usual or any preferred form ofsales slips 6, said slips being held within the trays by means of aclamping lever 7, which lever is pivotally mounted at one end of thetray and has one of its ends forced into engagement with the slips bymeans of a spring 8 which is positioned between the opposite end of thelever and a projecting portion of the tray. By this construction it willbe readily seen that the slips can be quickly introduced into or removedfrom the tray and that they will be securely held in position thereinuntil such time as the lever has been properly released from the slips.Then the tray is placed within the cabinet the open face thereof isclosed by means of a plate or the like 9, the inner end of the platehaving an upwardly curved portion 10 so that the tray can be readilywithdrawn from the compartment in which it is located, while theopposite end thereof is provided with a right-angled extension 11 whichterminates at its outer end in a flange 12 so that-said flange can bereadily grasped to force the plate upwardly when the tray is beingentered into or removed fromthe compartment.

The plate is preferably suspended within the compartment by attaching abowed spring 13 to one wall of the compartment while the ends of thespring are attached to the plate by introducing headed studs 14 throughslots 15 in the spring and securing the same to the plate.

The tension of the spring 18 is such as to force the plate against thesales slips thus arranging the slips in compact form within the tray, inwhich event the slips will be protected against destruction by fire, asit is a well known fact that sheets of paper will not readily burn whenarranged in a compact form.

The horizontally arranged partitions are slightly shorter than the depthof the cabinet so that a portion of the bottom of the tray will projectbeyond the free edge of the partition, by which arrangement the tray maybe readily grasped to remove the same from the cabinet. One wall of thecabinet is formed into a door 16 so that ready access may be had to theinterior of the cabinet,

said door being preferably secured to the cabinet by means of hinges 17or in any suitable manner. I i a In applying my improved device to usethe trays are removed from the cabinet and a series of the slips placedtherein, when said slips may be used in the prescribed or any preferredmanner for keeping record of the sales as they are made. The trays maybe returned to the cabinet after each entry is made thereon or may beplaced at any suitable point and restored to the cabinet after the dayswork is completed.

In placing the trays in the cabinet the flange 12 is grasped and pressedtoward one wall of the compartment to dispose the outer end of the plateout of the path of the end of the tray. When the tray has been movedinwardly its full distance and the pressure removed from the flange thespring will then force the plate firmly in engagement with the salesslips. The outer end of the plate is also moved away from the tray whenthe tray is being removed from the cabinet.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a substantially fireproofconstruction for retaining and preserving the sales slips and eachseries of slips may be used for individual accounts or for general useand it will likewise be seen that in addition to preserving the slips inperfect order they will be in compact form when not in use, the

cabinet being so constructed that it can be transported from place toplace if desired.

What I claim is:

1. A combination with a cabinet and trays therefor, of a plate adaptedto enter each of said trays, one end of said plate being curved topermit a tray to be removed from said cabinet, a right-angular extensionat the other end of said plate, a flange carried by said extensionwhereby the plate engagement with the contents of said tray.

In testimony whereof I have signed my I name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMANN L. KARSTEDT.

' Witnesses:

OSCAR GRANNEMANN, F. W. HELM.

Copies of this patent ma; be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, I). G. a i

